Bill Freehling

Bill Freehling was named Fredericksburg's Director of Economic
Development and Tourism in late 2016. He previously served for two and a
half years as Fredericksburg's Assistant Director for Economic
Development, focusing on business recruitment and expansion. Bill came
to the City following a 10-year stint as a reporter with The Free
Lance-Star newspaper in Fredericksburg. For the last seven years of that
decade he covered local business, giving him a firm understanding of
the opportunities in place for the City of Fredericksburg and a large
network of area business contacts. Bill got his undergraduate degree in
history from Wake Forest University and his master’s degree in mass
communication from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He
lives in downtown Fredericksburg with his wife and two children.